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Lanarkshire / Re: King Family, Motherwell - James, Thomas, Alexander, William Dick
« on: Sunday 21 February 16 17:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sam,

I paid a visit to the Heritage Centre here at Motherwell today and copied this for you.
it is a contract between Hamilton of Dalzell and James King, mason to repair the garden wall at Dalzell House. Signed by James King and dated 19th June 1795. Too early for Homie King perhaps? It may be his father. If you can get a copy of the 1855 death certificate we will know.

I have the death certificate, I think this must have been Homie's father as he was 75 when he died in 1855. Unfortunately the list of Homie & Catherine's children is hard to read and some illegible but I did decipher Margaret, Helen, James, Catherine, Alexander, Thomas (my great-great grandfather), Jean, John and William.  I'll try to attach it if I can.

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Lanarkshire / Re: King Family, Motherwell - James, Thomas, Alexander, William Dick
« on: Monday 15 February 16 09:08 GMT (UK)  »
Wow. Thank you all so much (especially you Lodger, what a fountain of information you are!). You have been so generous spending your time sharing your knowledge.  It means a huge amount to me, as my father has Alzheimers and doesn't react much to anything usually, but when I have told him what I found so far, he showed so much interest and was fascinated.  I will pull all of this together and show it to him.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Lanarkshire / Re: King Family, Motherwell - James, Thomas, Alexander, William Dick
« on: Thursday 11 February 16 23:31 GMT (UK)  »
So I have gathered bits together and this is what I have - newest first:

My father, Alexander Roy King
b 19-Aug-1931

William Dick King (my grandfather)
b 12-Jan-1887 Windmillhill House
m Ann Gregson Jones 06-May-1929 at Hope St Glasgow in presence of Thomas King (102 New City Road, Glasgow) & Elizabeth Jones. (24 Baird ? Glasgow) William residing at Janetta Place, Orchard St, Motherwell.
Father listed as Alexander King, Quarrymaster, mother Mary King nee McDonald Dick (both deceased)
d 28-Aug-1950 1301 Govan Road (cardiac failure)

Alexander King, Quarry Master
b ?
m Mary Dick (father James Dick) 08-Aug-1870 Marriage certificate unclear but says father Thomas King, Builder, mother Charlotte King nee Snell (? unclear)
d ?
Only death certificate I could find is for 01-Oct-1911 but says he was a hammerman & married to Ann someone, so I don’t think it’s the right Alexander

1891 census, Windmillhill House:
Alexander King, Head of house
Mary, wife
Children:
Thomas, 20 - Clerk
Margaret, 18
James, 15 - Clerk
Alexander, 13 - Scholar
John, 9
Robert, 7
Charlotte, 6
William, 4
Allan, 1
Barbara Penmar, 18 - servant

Thomas King, Brick builder
B ?
M Charlotte Snell (mother listed on Alexander’s marriage certificate, but death certificate says widower of Elizabeth Snell)
d  12-May-1885, 4 Brighton Terrace, Rothesay. Cirrhosis of liver.  Lists father as James King, Contractor, & mother Catherine Clarke (both deceased). Informant Henry John King (son), Railway Hotel, Shotts.

That's as far as I have - I've downloaded valuation rolls from 1885 for Alexander King in Windmillhill Street which I'm looking at but confuses me a little, and think I have will or testament for Thomas King & Alexander King - I think these are correct because they name children who seem to fit in, but I haven't yet had a chance to look at them properly and work out if the dates are right.  I'd like to do searches for Windmillhill Street  in valuation rolls or censuses but can't seem to do that on Scotland's People and can't find Alexander King or William King in 1901 or 1911, so I'm feeling a bit stuck.  My dad is now 84 and has dementia but he's really interested in this so I'm trying to find out as much as I can to keep him engaged.

Is there a good program to enter your family tree?  I've tried to put information I have in Word and Excel but it doesn't really work and all these bits of paper are confusing me.

If anyone is researching the Kings, I am trying to attach the documents I have to save you money searching, but it won't let me post it if I do - any help how to do this?!

I really appreciate everyone's answers - I'm learning by the day, thank you!

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Lanarkshire / Re: King Family, Motherwell - James, Thomas, Alexander, William Dick
« on: Thursday 11 February 16 09:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks so much everyone, I will gather all my scraps of paper and print-outs together and form a summary.

Hi, I have lots of information on the King family, I am in London tonight but will be back in Motherwell tomorrow and will be in touch.
Lodger, how exciting! I look forward to picking your brains when you have a spare moment (no rush!). Thank you.

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Lanarkshire / King Family, Motherwell - James, Thomas, Alexander, William Dick
« on: Wednesday 10 February 16 22:48 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I'm new to Rootschat and to genealogy so please be patient!  I'm tracing my family tree on my father Alexander Roy King's side and have got various bits of information from Scotland's People - my grandfather was William Dick King, one of 9 children I think - his father was Alexander King (married to Mary McDonald Dick), who I believe died in 1897 (although it could be 1911, I'm a little confused by the records). They lived in Windmillhill Street. Alexander's father was Thomas King, a brick maker, and I think there were generations of quarry masters/masons.  I'm slowly working my way through all the records but just wondered if anyone out there knows anything about any of my family? Or has anyone got any useful tips about how to proceed?  Thanks!

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